3 responses to “ARRL Is Right”

Yup, the young lady was gonna lay down the law and learn code too- Smith is not yet a licensed amateur. She said that she will get her license “someday,” but that she did not want to get her license just because her job involves Amateur Radio: “I didn’t want to come into this job and become a ham, saying, ‘I’m getting this job so I’m going to be a ham — not because I’m interested in being a ham, but because it looks better on paper.’ So ultimately I will become a ham.” Smith said that her father-in-law, when stationed in the FCC”s Field Office in Los Angeles, used to administer the Morse code test to prospective licensees: “So he has challenged me that before I can become an amateur on any level, I must learn Morse code and I must past the test with him administering the Morse code. So I have a challenge. I am going to begin learning Morse code this summer. He is going to start teaching me, so once I have sufficient proficiency, then he will let me take the [Technician] test.” http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-special-counsel-laura-smith-visits-arrl